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Torrington honors officers with lifesaving medals and officer-of-the-year awards
Summary
At a Sept. 3 Board of Public Safety ceremony, Torrington police recognized three officers with lifesaving awards and named officers of the year for 2018–2025, citing specific incidents in which rapid first aid and field medical training were credited with saving lives.
Police Chief Bill Baldwin and department leaders presented lifesaving medals and multiple Officer of the Year awards at a Torrington Board of Public Safety ceremony on Sept. 3, 2025.
The awards recognized three recent incidents in which officers’ prompt medical actions were credited with preventing deaths. Police said Sergeant Derek Messier of the Canton Police Department applied a tourniquet after responding to a two-motorcycle crash on Winstead Road on May 25, 2025; hospital staff later told investigators the injured rider had lost about half his blood and was in critical condition until stabilized.…
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